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Iran’s Masoud Pezeshkian to be sworn in on July 30

Shawdesh desk: Iran’s president-elect Masoud Pezeshkian will take the oath of office in parliament on July 30, said a member of the legislature’s presiding board, Mojtaba Yousefi on Wednesday. ‘The

Chinese PM announces $1b in assistance to Bangladesh: Hasan Mahmud

Shawdesh desk: Foreign minister Hasan Mahmud said that Chinese prime minister Li Qiang announced providing $ 1 billion in economic assistance to Bangladesh. Hasan Mahmud made the announcement during a

Samsung union in South Korea declares ‘indefinite’ strike

Shawdesh Desk; A union representing workers at Samsung Electronics in South Korea on Wednesday said it would extend a three-day strike indefinitely in a bid to force management to negotiate.

Clashes around key town in Myanmar enter second week

Shawdesh desk: Fighting raged between armed groups and the military for an eighth day around a Myanmar regional military headquarters, where an ethnic armed group had briefly captured a battalion

US urges Modi to raise Ukraine sovereignty as he meets Putin

Shawdesh Desk: The United States called Monday on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to emphasize Ukraine’s territorial integrity as he met in Russia with President Vladimir Putin on the eve

Border killings go unabated

Shawdesh Desk: Killing of Bangladesh nationals by the Indian Border Security Force in the borders go unabated despite repeated pledges made the neighbour reduce the border killings to zero. According

French left to name PM candidate this week

Shawdesh Desk: The French left will choose a candidate for prime minister from within their victorious electoral coalition within the week, Socialist Party leader Olivier Faure said on Monday. Faure’s

French left set to defeat far right in election upset

Shawdesh Desk: An alliance of French left-wing parties was on course Sunday to beat the far right and President Emmanuel Macron’s coalition in a stunning outcome to parliamentary elections that